Translation of "opitulare" into English

Opitulatur ille adiutor cappellano atque ad iuris regulam vices ipsius in ritibus gerit in quibus opus non est ministeriali sacerdotio.

This Co- Worker assists the chaplain and, in accordance with the law, subsitutes for the chaplain in matters which do not require the ministerial priesthood.

Perinde ac suo tempore Rerum novarum Litterae, sic profecto hae Nostrae in limine novi sistunt saeculi ad cuius introitum viam, opitulante Deo, munire contendunt.

Like Rerum novarum, it comes almost at the threshold of a new century, and its intention, with God's help, is to prepare for that moment.